Rear brakes hard line on chassis, not on axle?

[ryanleiker]

Has anyone ever experimented with or been successful putting the rear hard brake like on the chassis and then running flex lines to calipers from the body rather than using a flexible line to a tee, two hard lines, and then two more flex lines?


It almost seems like it would be simpler on my application. Also, if I needed to pull the rear end, I wouldn't need to break the line and re-bleed the system.

[bryant]

ive done that on a lowered ranger i was helping build. its as easy to do as it sounds.

[MonzaRacer]

The actual reasons are installation ease, rear line hangs from body/frame angle hook up ALSO you might just find that the designer did it for a specific reason, like hose protection, the actual need to allow for axle articulation. Think for an axle to go to an extreme angle it might crime or flex wrong/too much/not enough or rub on something it shouldnt.
Trying to out think designers, well sometimes dont try, it just makes things harder.

[Apogee]

Has anyone ever experimented with or been successful putting the rear hard brake like on the chassis and then running flex lines to calipers from the body rather than using a flexible line to a tee, two hard lines, and then two more flex lines?

You just described every single IRS application, and a few solid axle front applications like the Gen-I and II Toyota pickups. In the front, you have the engine cross-member to split the hard lines and run the left and right lines to their respective sides. In the rear, you have a drivetrain to worry about, removable cross-members, exhaust, fuel, etc to deal with, so most manufacturers use a single line and split it at the differential, but there is no wrong way to do it so long as it works as intended.

Tobin
KORE3

[GEARBOXGARAGE]

We did that on our C10 build and it's a much cleaner look. It does take a little pre-planning to make sure there is no kinking and to make sure that when the suspension cycles up and down that it is not putting any radial force on the fittings, which could possibly cause them to loosen. Here's a few pics I have of the build in progress, I don't know if I have any that specifically show this area, but I'll look through what I have and share if I find any.116558116559